Hospital Operating Room CFD Simulation

The primary objective of hospital operating room ventilation systems is to minimize surgical site infection due to airborne contaminants and bacteria and to provide a comfortable environment for surgeons and other staff in the room. The key factor in reducing surgical site infection is to minimize the contamination of the sterile (clean) zone where the surgical procedures are performed. One source of infection is squames, which are skin scales shed from the exposed skin of occupants in the room. Once airborne, these bacteria-carrying particulates generally follow the path of airflow in the room. The ventilation system should effectively sweep these particulates out of the sterile zone and minimize their re-entrainment from non sterile (contaminated) zones.